On September 21, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on the economic importance of the inland waterways system, and the critical challenges posed by aging infrastructure.
A press release from the Subcommittee attached here, explains both the economic benefit of water-borne commerce, but also the potential hazard to continued commerce posed by aging infrastructure, including locks that have been in service for decades.
In addition to Subcommittee Chair Bob Gibbs (R-OH), who called for addressing infrastructure needs to keep "American farms and businesses competitive and growing American jobs," other witnesses included Larry Bray of the University of Tennessee's Center for Transportation Research, Mike Tooehy, President of the Waterways Council, Inc., and Steve Ebke of the National Corn Growers Association.
A link to written testimony is attached here.
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